Motive power



(No Model.)

J. HARRIS.

' MOTIVE POWER. No. 270,796. Patented Jan.16, 1883.

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-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HARRIS, OF COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

MOTlVE POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,796, dated January 16, 1883.

Application filed July 21, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN HARRIS, of (Jolumbus, in the county of Platte and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motive Powers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

7 Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improvement, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of the improvement, showing the arrangement for winding up the weight and spring.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient motive power for working pumps and driving other light machinery.'

The invention consists in a motive power constructed with a driving-shaft, with which are connected a drum, rope and weight-box,

a spring, and a water-wheel, by which motion is given to the said shaft. With the drivingshaft is connected, by gearing, a crank-shaft, pitmen, and weighted vibrating levers, to assist in-driving the said shaft and to regulate its motion, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the main frame of the machine. B is an upright frame, placed in front of the frame A, to serve as a way or guide for the weight-boxO to move up and down upon, and which is strengthened in position by braces B, attached to its top and to the top of the frame A. The weight-box 0 is filled with sand, old iron, or other convenient heavy material, and to the center of its top is attached the end of a rope, D, which passes over a guide-pulley, E, pivoted to the top bar of the frame B. The other end of the rope D is secured to and wound around a .drum, F, placed upon and secured to the shaft G, whichrevolves in bearings at tached to the upper parts of the rear posts of the frame A.

Upon the shaft G is placed a large gearwheel, H, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the small gear-wheel I, attached to the shaft J. The gear-wheel H runs loose upon the shaft G, and is connected with the said shaft by a pawl, b, and a ratchet-wheel, 0, so

that the shaftG will carry the gear-wheel H with it in itsforward' movement, and can be turned back without turning thesaid gearwheel.

The shaft J revolves in bearings attached to.the rear posts of'the frame A, and to its end is attached, or upon it is formed, a crank, K, for driving a pump or other machinery.

To the shaft J is also attached a pulley, L, to receive a belt for driving any required machinery. f

To the driving-shaftG is attached the inner end of a coiled spring, M, the outer end of which is attached to a convenient part of the frame A, and which is coiled in such a direction that its tension will act in connection with the weight-box-G in giving motion to the drivingshaftG.

The weight-box O and the spring M can be used together or separately for giving motion to the driving-shaft G, as may be desired.

To the driving-shaft G is also attached an overshot water-wheel, N, into which, when the machine is used for Working a pump, the Water raised by the said pump can be discharged, so that the weight of the water may assist in driving the machine, the water being discharged from the said wheel into a trough or other-receiver. I Y

The teeth of the gear-wheel H also mesh into the teeth of a small gear-wheel, 0, attached to the shaft cl, which revolves in bearings attached to the frame A, and to it is attached a large gear-wheel, P. The teeth of the gearwheel P mesh into the teeth of the small gearwheel e, attached to the shaft Q. The shaft Q revolves in bearings attached to the top side bars of the frame A, and upon its end parts are formed two cranks, R, which stand at an angle with each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that the said cranks cannot both be upon their dead-points at the same time.

To each of the cranks R is pivoted the end of a pitmau, S, the other end of which is hinged by a bolt, T, or other suitable means, to the upper end of the levers U. The levers U are fulcrumed to a shaft, V, which works in bearings attached to posts of the frame A.

To the lower ends of the levers U are attached boxes W, which are filled with sand, old iron, or other convenient heavy material.

The connection between the weight-boxes W and the levers U is strengthened by the inclined braces W, attached at their lower ends to the end parts of the tops of the said boxes and attached at their upper ends to the said levers, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By this construction the weighted vibrating levers act as. penduluins to assist in driving the machine, and also serve-to regulate themotion of the machine.

To the end of the driving-shaft G is attached a ratchet-wheel, X, with the teeth of which engage the hook-pawls Y. The pawls Y are pivoted to the levers Z upon the opposite sides of and equally distantfrom the fu lcrumepoint of the lever Z, which is fulcrumed to a pin, 01, attached to the frame A. \IVith this construction, by placing the lever Z upon the pin a, arranging the pawls Y upon the teeth of the ratchet-wheel X, and operating the said lever Z, the shaft G can be turned to raise the weight-box G and to wind up the spring 'M, and thus bring them into position for giving motion to the machine.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and. desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A motive power constructed substantially as herein shown and described,and consisting of the frame A B, the weight-box, cord, and I drum G D F, the spring M, the driving-shaft G, the vibrating weighted levers U W, the pitmen and crank-shaft S Q R, and the connecting-gearing e P d O H, as set forth;

2. The combination, with the weight-box (J, the cord D, pulley E, and spring M, of adriw ing-s'haft, Gr, carrying the drum F and Waterwheel N, the whole adapted to be used as described.

3. In a motive power, the combination, with the driving-shaft G, the drum F, cord D, and weight-box O, and the spring M, of the gearing H 0 at P e, the crank-shaft Q B, the pitmen S, and the weighted vibrating levers U, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the movement of the machine is assisted and regulated as set forth.

4. In a motive power, the combination, with the driving-shaft G, of the ratchet-wheel X, the two paWls Y, the lever Z, and its fulcrumpin a, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said shat't can be readily turned to Wind up the weight-box and coil the spring, as set forth.

JOHN HARRIS.

\Vitnesses:

O. T. ROEN, A. ANDERSON. 

